Lot 475 Canada #349-350, 352-353 4c & 5c Violet & Blue John Thompson - Whooping Crane, 1954-1955 Prime Ministers & Wildlife, 20 VF Used Singles, With SON Dated CDS Town/RPO Cancels & In-Period

20 VF used singles of the 4c & 5c violet & blue John Thompson - Whooping Crane from the 1954-1955 Prime Ministers & Wildlife. With SON dated CDS town/RPO cancels & in-period. All different towns. Includes some RPO cancels. Mostly Alberta, Saskatchewan & Manitoba towns, with a few Ontario and Quebec.

Unitrade values most used stamps at 20c each for this period. However the full strikes of CDS cancels should be worth a premium, especially for socked-on-the-nose, as the vasy majority of stamps from this time were cancelled with wavy lines. Consequently we estimate the value at $8. The stamps offered here grade 75-84 as follows:

Centering/Margins: 35/60, 40/60, 44/60

Paper Freshness: 5/5

Colour: 5/5

Impression: 5/5

Absence of Visible Paper Flaws: 5/5

Perforations: 10/10

Cancellation: 10/10 & 8/10